Photography

Tear-jerking photo of dying elephant in a garbage dump wins another award – but the solution to these deadly wildlife threats is yet to be found

Legendary Japanese photographer behind David Bowie's iconic "Heroes" cover honored with Lifetime Achievement Award – Sukita defined decades of music photography

Luminous "ghost net" wins prestigious photography award while shedding light on growing threat to mangrove swamps

She was handed a camera to capture Albert Einstein and never put it down. Now, as the award that carries Marilyn Stafford's name marks its 10th anniversary, these photographers are continuing her tradition of getting close to the story

16-year-old photographer's golden puffin image won top photo prize and landed a magazine front cover – now young photographers are invited to follow in her footsteps

Praying pooches to friendly felines: pet photography awards finalists mark the bizarre and picturesque

This simple composition is as good as they come – and it just won an aerial photography award

This nose-to-lens giraffe photograph earned a major award for its dramatic camera phone perspective

Using large-format photography, this student wins two major photo awards for recording coal miners in the last working drift colliery in Western Europe

Chris Killip spent months living in deindustrialised communities in North-East England, photographing some of the most intimate images of 1970s and '80s Britain – using a huge camera that was never built for the job

A hyena, a fur seal and an elephant in the city: Leica photographer Alan Schaller finds humor, tension and black-and-white beauty in the animals that live among us

Long before Bill Brandt, this 1920s postcard salesman worked out how to photograph London after dark without a tripod. A reissued photobook reveals just how he did it

How do you define photography in a single sentence? No-one can agree – so this new book charts 200 years of it instead

Ben Marcin photographed dozens of abandoned houses in exactly the same way for 20 years, and his new book is a masterclass in editing

This book changed color photography forever by turning Cape Cod’s quiet light into high art – 50 years later, it's back and better

A fun new picture book traces Annie Leibovitz's journey in photography, and offers kids an early lesson in creative reinvention

Darren Almond photographed the world's most famous landscapes at night for 25 years – but they look like they were shot in broad daylight, thanks to this simple exposure trick

Iconic pre-digital British pop culture photographer Trevor Key gets posthumous book published by Sigma

65% of photography graduates are female – but only 20% of pros are. Is it lack of ability, or something more sinister?

Freelancing as a female photographer? This genre is where you'll suffer the largest gender pay gap

Court case strikes back! Lawsuit over Annie Leibovitz’s Star Wars photos resurfaces

"If you put it in music terms, there was Crowded House, INXS, Barry Manilow… and I was the Black Sabbath. Most of my photos are heavy in moody tonality and that’s how I sold myself". Urs Buhlman on his 40-year career as an advertising photographer

Your photographic portfolio is lying to you… showing your best photos might be costing you jobs

The second body myth: Do you really need a backup camera?

I'm a professional photographer, and I go to a camera trade show every year – they are a goldmine for my business

“Why bad photographers think they’re good,” pro says it like it is, then explains what to do about it

A proposed law could allow photographers to buy a subscription for US Copyright registration, rather than a per-upload fee

From the Great Depression to Japanese-American internment, Dorothea Lange's camera bore witness to some of the darkest moments in US history

James Ravilious and Chris Chapman spent 50 years photographing farms, weddings and village halls in the same corner of rural England – yet neither ever saw the other as competition

This new gothic-themed exhibition has a lot to teach photographers about making the ordinary feel unsettling

This gorgeous photo of a polar bear bounding across the ice offers a masterclass in deciding whether to shoot in color or black-and-white

Two decades after the photographer's death, this new exhibition of Bob Carlos Clarke's photos shows why his most confrontational images were never accidents, but carefully built collaborations

How David Bailey's photos turned Mick Jagger and Michael Caine into 1960s design icons – never-before-seen contact sheets behind Box of Pin-Ups go on sale

"Do not judge your subjects but be interested by them. Allow them to 'speak' through the pictures, never ever put yourself or your bias first" – Unseen images of the UK’s criminal underworld

Forget the gear list: Here's what a self-taught Shetland joiner, with a boat strapped to his car, can teach today's photographers about getting the shot that counts

Nan Goldin has spent 50 years photographing people. But her new film work turns away from them entirely, to focus on nature and animals

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The best photo editing software in 2026: retouch, fix and enhance your images

Got a modern mirrorless camera? You’re probably thinking about ISO all wrong

The death of the flashgun has been greatly exaggerated… there are good reasons why successful photographers refuse to give up on their strobes

My technique for creating bizarre portraits will have your people pics looking like a Picasso

"I cannot replicate this one. Ever" – This macro photo was shot with a DSLR from 2009

Hasselblad made “the finest stills camera ever” – and it just released the one feature photographers have been asking about for years

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BREAKING NEWS: Adobe will soon own AI photo software Topaz Labs. But what does that mean for photographers?

V-flats are usually boring bits of photography kit. But Westcott just re-invented this classic studio staple

I can’t stop looking at this astounding photograph of a “fire-breathing dragon of clouds” – and it was snapped with just a smartphone

"Let the person looking at the photograph go some of the way to finishing it," said legendary Parisian street photographer Robert Doisneau – but how do you achieve this?

Astrophotography in August 2026: a solar eclipse and the Perseid meteor shower headline a packed month for stargazers

This whale shark POV footage isn't just mesmerizing – it's disrupting what we know about the ocean's gentle giants

Confessions of an eclipse photographer: shooting my first ring of fire eclipse and discovering that photographing from a Caribbean cruise ship is much harder than it looks!

Heartwarming moment camera trap researchers rediscover a "mythical" bird lost to science for over 140 years goes viral

“The best images immediately capture the viewer’s attention, have impact and elicit an emotional response” – Renowned photographer Ken Crossan shares tips for award-winning nature shots

This Charli XCX portrait by Harley Weir refuses to be a typical pop star photo, and that's precisely why it now belongs in London's National Portrait Gallery

The photographer who documented Britain's disability rights movement from the inside has finally been recognized, and his archive is free to use

The Photography & Video Show 2027: everything you need to know

“Photographers are capable of making your jaw drop with moments that you don’t even notice” – This daring, first-of-its-kind NY photo festival gives AI the middle finger

Inside the iconic 'Red Room' at new flagship photography and videography event

The world's greatest photography flea market returns to this small French town this June

The Photography & Video Show is gear heaven – but I’m here for Samsung’s Creator Playground

We've got one!!! The Ricoh GR IV Monochrome is at The Photography & Video Show – and you can try it, too!

"The Photography and Video Show is now open" – Always my favorite countdown of the year, as the crowds flood in

You can still get 20% off the price of tickets for The Photography & Video Show that starts this Saturday – but do it today or you'll miss the discount!

Bring & buy charity camera sale is back with its Aladdin's Den of bargain camera treasures!

How Christopher Nolan made a 300-Pound IMAX camera disappear between his actors

The best video editing software in 2026

The popular video editor Final Cut Pro just gained “one of the most requested features” – and it's coming to both Mac and iPad

The new Adobe Premiere hides a new film grain effect, simpler captions, faster masking and more inside the latest update

The best keyboards for video editing in 2026

Learning color grading is a major challenge. Adobe has hit the reset button with an all-new Color Mode that’s the “largest release in Premiere history”

Photo editing grabs headlines, but DaVinci Resolve’s big AI and VR upgrades will matter most to its core video users

OneOdio solocaster review: an impressive and affordable all-in-one audio interface

8K video is dying, but you shouldn't mourn its loss